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Turlough O'Carolan
Irish composer and musician (1670–1738)
Turlough O'Carolan | |
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| Born | 1670 Nobber, Ireland |
| Died | 25 March 1738(1738-03-25) (aged 67–68) |
Turlough O'Carolan[a] (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin[ˈt̪ˠɾˠeːl̪ˠəxoːˈcaɾˠwəl̪ˠaːnʲ,-ˈcaɾˠuːl̪ˠaːnʲ]; 1670 – 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
Although not a composer in the classical sense, Carolan is considered by some [citation needed] to be Ireland's national composer. Harpers in the old Irish tradition were still living as late as 1792, and ten, including Arthur O'Neill, Patrick Quin and Donnchadh Ó hÁmsaigh, attended the Belfast Harp Festival. Ó hÁmsaigh played some of Carolan's music, but disliked it for being too modern.[citation needed] Some of Carolan's own compositions show influences of the style of continental classical music, whereas others such as Farewell to Music reflect a much older style of "Gaelic Harping".
Biography
[edit]Carolan was born in 1670 in Nobber, County Meath,[1] where his father was a blacksmith. The family, who were said to be a branch of the Mac Brádaigh sept of County Cavan (Carolan's great-
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Hugh O'Carolan
Irish bishop
Hugh O'Carolan (in some sources O'Cervallan) was Bishop of Clogher from 1537 to 1557.[1]
The Rector of Donaghmore,[2] he was appointed by Pope Paul III on 6 August 1535 and consecrated in January 1537.[3] On 1 October 1542, O'Carolan renounced his papal appointment, and was re-appointed by King Henry VIII.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 0713642556
- ^Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p 7: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
- ^Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
- ^Cotton, Henry (1849). Fasti ecclesiae hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies in Ireland. Vol. 3: The province of Ulster. London: Hodges and Smith. pp. 267 and 281.
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Dictionary of Secure Biography, 1885-1900/O'Carolan, Torlogh
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